FEATURED GAME
Beat Wisconsin
22
vs
13
Kept the Heartland Trophy — won by 9
Football History
Season Snapshot 1980 at a glance
1980 Iowa Football
4-7
Overall
4-4
Big Ten
Hayden Fry
Head coach
By the Numbers
Shutouts
1
Michigan State
Power rating
+1.4
Simple Rating System — #62 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
41
vs Michigan State on Nov 22
Best defensive game
held them to 0
vs Michigan State (41-0)
Closest game
2-point loss
vs Arizona (3-5)
Biggest win
by 41
vs Michigan State (41-0)
Rankings & Streaks
Home record
2-4
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
2-3
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Michigan State
41
vs
0
Wire-to-wire control — won by 41
ROAD WIN
Beat Indiana
16
vs
7
Quality road victory
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Northwestern
25
vs
3
Wire-to-wire control — won by 22
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS HEROES GAME
Faced Nebraska
0
vs
57
Trophy game came up just short
VS CY-HAWK
Faced Iowa State
7
vs
10
Trophy game came up just short
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to Arizona
3
vs
5
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
Compare This Team
See how the 1980 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1980 Schedule 11 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | Away Indiana | 16–7 | W |
| Sep 20 | Away (6) Nebraska | 0–57 | L |
| Sep 27 | Home Iowa State | 7–10 | L |
| Oct 4 | Home Arizona | 3–5 | L |
| Oct 11 | Home Illinois | 14–20 | L |
| Oct 18 | Home Northwestern | 25–3 | W |
| Oct 25 | Away Minnesota | 6–24 | L |
| Nov 1 | Home Wisconsin | 22–13 | W |
| Nov 8 | Away (17) Purdue | 13–58 | L |
| Nov 15 | Home (7) Ohio State | 7–41 | L |
| Nov 22 | Away Michigan State | 41–0 | W |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
14.0
vs
21.6
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
-7.6 points per game
Total yards
—
vs
—
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
174.4
vs
173.9
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+0.5 difference per game
Rush yards
135.1
vs
150.1
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-15.0 difference per game
First downs
—
vs
—
A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.
Turnovers
—
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Offense
Defense
Diff
Pass Cmp
14.0
12.8
+1.2
Pass Att
29.1
25.9
+3.2
Pass Cmp %
48.1
49.5
-1.4
Pass Yds
174.4
173.9
+0.5
Pass TD
1.1
1.1
0.0
Rush Att
41.0
47.0
-6.0
Rush Yds
135.1
150.1
-15.0
Rush Y/A
3.3
3.2
+0.1
Rush TD
0.5
1.4
-0.9
Plays
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—
—
Total Yds
—
—
—
Yds/Play
—
—
—
1st Downs
—
—
—
Penalties
—
—
—
Penalty Yds
—
—
—
Fumbles
—
—
—
Interceptions
—
—
—
Turnovers
—
—
—
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil SuessQB | 7 | 87 | 166 | 52.4 | 1,031 | 6 | 2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 147.3 | 114.1 |
| Pete GalesQB | 11 | 66 | 152 | 43.4 | 882 | 6 | 11 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 13.4 | 80.2 | 90.7 |
| Tony RicciardulliQB | 11 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 71.0 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Player | G | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | Plays | Yds | TD | ||
| Keith ChappelleWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 64 | 1,037 | 16.2 | 6 | 94.3 | 64 | 1,037 | 6 |
| Jeff BrownRB | 8 | 132 | 673 | 5.1 | 1 | 84.1 | 22 | 129 | 5.9 | 0 | 16.1 | 154 | 802 | 1 |
| Dean McKillipRB | 11 | 81 | 289 | 3.6 | 3 | 26.3 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 1.4 | 83 | 304 | 4 |
| Nate PersonWR | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 15 | 259 | 17.3 | 1 | 23.5 | 16 | 269 | 1 |
| Phil BlatcherRB | 8 | 41 | 198 | 4.8 | 0 | 24.8 | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 1 | 4.1 | 49 | 231 | 1 |
| Doug DunhamWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 209 | 12.3 | 2 | 19.0 | 17 | 209 | 2 |
| Lon OlejniczakTE | 11 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -0.3 | 9 | 129 | 14.3 | 1 | 11.7 | 10 | 126 | 1 |
| J.C. Love JordanRB | 11 | 36 | 93 | 2.6 | 1 | 8.5 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 37 | 95 | 1 |
| Dwayne WilliamsRB | 11 | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 0 | 6.2 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 2.0 | 21 | 90 | 0 |
| Pete GalesQB | 11 | 57 | 83 | 1.5 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 57 | 83 | 1 |
| Eddie PhillipsRB | 11 | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 17 | 66 | 0 |
| Marty BallRB | 11 | 18 | 44 | 2.4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 44 | 0 |
| Norm GrangerRB | 11 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.5 | 7 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike HuffordTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 2.4 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Tom StemlarWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Louis BurkeRB | 11 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony RicciardulliQB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave MoritzWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Ivory WebbWR | 11 | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 0 | -0.9 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave StrobelRB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil SuessQB | 7 | 37 | -48 | -1.3 | 0 | -6.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | -48 | 0 |
Defense & Fumbles
| Player | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | TFL | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre TippettDL | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Bob StoopsDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jeff JansenDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jim FrazierDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Kent EllisDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Kevin EllisDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 45 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Lou KingDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Todd SimonsenLB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Tracy CrockerDB | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 62 | 0 | — | — | — |
Kick & Punt Returns
| Player | G | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | APYd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| J.C. Love JordanRB | 11 | 13 | 348 | 26.8 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 442 |
| Norm GrangerRB | 11 | 11 | 329 | 29.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 358 |
| Jeff BrownRB | 8 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 855 |
| Pat DeanDL | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 37 |
| Bob StoopsDB | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 57 |
| Eddie PhillipsRB | 11 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 96 |
| Lon OlejniczakTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 155 |
| Tracy CrockerDB | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 76 |
| Phil BlatcherRB | 8 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 243 |
| Jim FrazierDB | 11 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Dean McKillipRB | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 306 |
Kicking & Punting
| Player | G | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts | Pnt | Yds | Y/P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie RobyK | 11 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 24 | 41 | 1,663 | 40.6 |
| Lon OlejniczakTE | 11 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 14 | 24 | 848 | 35.3 |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith ChappelleWR | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 3.3 |
| Dean McKillipRB | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2.2 |
| Reggie RobyK | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | — | 24 | 2.2 |
| Lon OlejniczakTE | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1.8 |
| Doug DunhamWR | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Jeff BrownRB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.8 |
| Pete GalesQB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Phil BlatcherRB | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.8 |
| Nate PersonWR | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| J.C. Love JordanRB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Passing | Rushing | Total | Penalties | TO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | Y/P | No | Yds | FL | Int | TO | |||
| Sep 13 | @ Indiana | W 16–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 20 | @ Nebraska | L 0–57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27 | Iowa State | L 7–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 4 | Arizona | L 3–5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 11 | Illinois | L 14–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 18 | Northwestern | W 25–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 25 | @ Minnesota | L 6–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 1 | Wisconsin | W 22–13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 8 | @ Purdue | L 13–58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 15 | Ohio State | L 7–41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 22 | @ Michigan State | W 41–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1980 Roster 31 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stoops | SO | DB | |
| Jeff Jansen | — | DB | |
| Jim Frazier | — | DB | |
| Kent Ellis | — | DB | |
| Lou King | — | DB | |
| Tracy Crocker | — | DB | |
| Andre Tippett | — | DL | |
| Pat Dean | — | DL | |
| Reggie Roby | — | K | |
| Todd Simonsen | — | LB | |
| Pete Gales | — | QB | 66 Cmp, 152 Att, 882 Yds, 6 TD |
| Phil Suess | — | QB | 87 Cmp, 166 Att, 1031 Yds, 6 TD |
| Tony Ricciardulli | — | QB | 1 Cmp, 2 Att, 5 Yds, 0 TD |
| Dave Strobel | — | RB | 1 Att, 1 Yds, 1.0 Avg |
| Dean McKillip | — | RB | 81 Att, 289 Yds, 3.6 Avg |
| Dwayne Williams | — | RB | 17 Att, 68 Yds, 4.0 Avg |
| Eddie Phillips | — | RB | 16 Att, 55 Yds, 3.4 Avg |
| J.C. Love Jordan | — | RB | 36 Att, 93 Yds, 2.6 Avg |
| Jeff Brown | — | RB | 132 Att, 673 Yds, 5.1 Avg |
| Louis Burke | — | RB | 5 Att, 13 Yds, 2.6 Avg |
| Marty Ball | — | RB | 18 Att, 44 Yds, 2.4 Avg |
| Norm Granger | — | RB | 4 Rec, 16 Yds, 4.0 Avg |
| Phil Blatcher | — | RB | 41 Att, 198 Yds, 4.8 Avg |
| Lon Olejniczak | — | TE | 9 Rec, 129 Yds, 14.3 Avg |
| Mike Hufford | — | TE | 3 Rec, 26 Yds, 8.7 Avg |
| Dave Moritz | — | WR | 1 Rec, 5 Yds, 5.0 Avg |
| Doug Dunham | — | WR | 17 Rec, 209 Yds, 12.3 Avg |
| Ivory Webb | — | WR | 2 Rec, 12 Yds, 6.0 Avg |
| Keith Chappelle | — | WR | 64 Rec, 1037 Yds, 16.2 Avg |
| Nate Person | — | WR | 15 Rec, 259 Yds, 17.3 Avg |
| Tom Stemlar | — | WR | 1 Rec, 13 Yds, 13.0 Avg |
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